Question 113 · LEK · Endometriosis
The diagnosis of endometriosis should be considered in a patient with the following symptoms:
1) periodic pain, beginning just before the menstrual period lasting throughout the whole time of menstruation;
2) the temperature during the menstrual period > 39°C;
3) dyspareunia (pain related to sexual intercourse);
4) pain during defecation or micturition;
5) a stinking discharge from the vagina, occurring cyclically after menstruation.
The correct answer is:
2) the temperature during the menstrual period > 39°C;
3) dyspareunia (pain related to sexual intercourse);
4) pain during defecation or micturition;
5) a stinking discharge from the vagina, occurring cyclically after menstruation.
The correct answer is:
- A. 2,3,4.
- B. 1,3,4.
- C. 1,3,4,5.
- D. 2,5.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Endometriosis is a non-infectious, estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease; exclude features that point to infection.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Obstetrics and gynecology
- The most common site for an ectopic pregnancy is:
- Indicate the true sentences regarding ovarian reserve:
- In a 16-year-old girl with amenorrhea, vaginal hematoma (hematocolpos) was diagnosed during ultrasound examination. The most probable diagnosis is:
- Absence of menstruation after fertilization and implantation of the embryo in the endometrium is caused by:
- Which of the following medicines is not indicated in endometriosis treatment?
- The basic strategy of treatment in the case of Bartholin’s gland abscess consists in: